About Woodlawn Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery is a cemetery near Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada. It lies about 0.9 mi south of Las Vegas. The grounds sit at about 1,893 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 22 notable people buried here, including Rhoshii Wells, Chubby Johnson and Billy Guy. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 845036. The nearest other listed cemetery is Palm South Jones, about 5.7 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Thomas And Jones Funeral Home in Las Vegas, about 0.2 mi away. It is one of 17 cemeteries we list in Clark County, and 6 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 3 of the 17 listings in Clark County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Las Vegas. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Woodlawn Cemetery
Among them: 2 musicians, 2 writers, 1 actor, 1 football player, 1 boxer, 1 business leader, 1 inventor or engineer, 1 journalist.
- Rhoshii Wells1976-2008American boxer
- Chubby Johnson1902-1974American actor
- Billy Guy1936-2002American singer
- Nick Dandolos1883-1966Greek poker player
- Jack Davis1864-1949American pardoned for murder
- William H. Briare1930-2006American politician
- Celesta Lowe1917-2004American historian and librarian
- Chelsea Ellsworth Quealey1905-1950American musician
- Frances Hawkins1921-2001American politician and educator
- Lawrence Woolner1912-1985American film producer
- Luther Bacon Scherer1879-1957American poet
- M. P. Randolph1868-1926American football player and coach
Show all 22 notable burials
- Mayme Stocker1875-1972American casino owner
- Ann Brewington1889-1993American professor of business
- Claude H. Parson1928-1998American pastor and educator
- Harriett Gaddis Spann1885-1969Assistant in history
- Iona McWilliams1876-1969American teacher
- J. Fred Hesse1872-1941American politician and engineer
- M. J. Christensen1899-1987American jewelry business owner and politician
- Mildred Mann1910-1996American ceramics instructor
- Stella Iaconis1910-1998American hospitality worker
- Stella Parson1929-2016American educator
People whose Wikidata entry gives Woodlawn Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
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What Woodlawn Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Palm South Jones1600 South Jones Boulevard, Las Vegas, NVCemetery5.7 mi
- Davis Memorial ParkParadise, NVMemorial park7.7 mi
- Las Vegas Pet Cemetery7450 Craig Road, Las Vegas, NVPet cemetery7.7 mi
- Bunkers Memory Gardens CemeteryLas Vegas, NVCemetery7.9 mi
- Palm Northwest Mortuary & CemeteryNorth Las Vegas, NVCemetery8.4 mi
- Palm Mortuary & CemeteryParadise, NVCemetery9.4 mi
- Palm Boulder Highway Mortuary & Cemetery800 South Boulder Highway, Henderson, NVCemetery14 mi
Funeral homes near Woodlawn Cemetery
- Thomas And Jones Funeral Home0.2 miFuneral home · Las Vegas · (702) 384-7600
- Palm Downtown Mortuary and Cemetery0.3 miMortuary · Las Vegas · (702) 464-8300
- Desert Memorial Cremation & Burial0.3 miCremation provider · Las Vegas · (702) 382-1000
- Bunker's Eden Vale Mortuary0.5 miMortuary · Las Vegas · (702) 385-1441
- Hitching Post Wedding Chapel1.9 miFuneral home · Las Vegas
- Camino Al Cielo Funeral Chapels2.2 miFuneral home · Las Vegas · (725) 205-8249
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
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